The Steerage (Alfred Stieglitz)
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"The Steerage" is a landmark 1907 photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, celebrated as an early masterpiece of modernist photography for its striking composition and social commentary on class and immigration.
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| The Steerage | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
modernist photograph
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photograph ⓘ |
| author | Alfred Stieglitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection |
George Eastman Museum
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Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ National Gallery of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Alfred Stieglitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorMovement | Photo-Secession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
emigration
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immigrants ⓘ ocean liner ⓘ ship deck ⓘ social class division ⓘ steerage-class passengers ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Camera Work, 1911 issue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Camera Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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modernist photography ⓘ social commentary photography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
20th-century art photography
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documentary photography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cable and mast structures
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gangplank ⓘ geometric shapes and lines ⓘ hats and clothing of passengers ⓘ |
| imageFormat | gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| inception | 1907 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | onboard an ocean liner between the United States and Europe ⓘ |
| movement | Modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of modernist photography
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influence on art photography ⓘ innovative composition ⓘ social commentary on class and immigration ⓘ use of abstract geometric forms ⓘ |
| photographer | Alfred Stieglitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred Stieglitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | marked Stieglitz’s shift from pictorialism to modernism ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
immigrants—ships
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ocean travel—social conditions ⓘ |
| title | The Steerage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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